Martin Van Buren
Steve Poitras as Van Buren in Mercedes Ray.
Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862), nicknamed Old Kinderhook, was the eighth President of the United States and a key organizer of the Democratic Party.
A fictionalized version of Van Buren was portrayed by Steve Poitras in the film Mercedes Ray. In the movie, Van Buren's temper gets the better of him on several occasions when he engages in petty arguments with Andrew Jackson.
--97.96.113.6 21:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)--97.96.113.6 21:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)--97.96.113.6 21:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)--97.96.113.6 21:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)--97.96.113.6 21:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)--97.96.113.6 21:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)Italic text==About Van Buren== He was the first of a series of eight presidents between Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln who served one term or less. He also was one of the central figures in developing modern political organizations. As Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State and then Vice President, he was a key figure in building the organizational structure for Jacksonian democracy, particularly in New York State. However, as a President, his administration was largely characterized by the economic hardship of his time, the Panic of 1837. Between the bloodless Aroostook War and the Caroline Affair, relations with Britain and its colonies in Canada also proved to be strained. Whether or not these are directly his fault, Van Buren was voted out of office after four years, with a close popular vote but a rout in the electoral vote. In 1848 he ran for president on third party ticket, the Free Soil party.
Van Buren had several different nicknames during his lifetime, including Martin Van Ruin, Log Cabin Democrat and The Little Magician. He was also known as "The Red Fox of Kinderhook" because of his bright red hair and slyness. this is my great great great great great great great great great great great great
Appearances[]
- Mercedes Ray (2007).... Steve Poitras
Other U.S. Presidents Portrayed in Local Films[]
- Jimmy Carter
- Calvin Coolidge
- Millard Fillmore
- James Garfield
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Andrew Jackson
- Thomas Jefferson
- Abraham Lincoln
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Herbert Hoover
- Franklin Pierce
- Theodore Roosevelt
- William Howard Taft
- John Tyler
- Martin Van Buren
External Links[]
- Martin Van Buren at Wikipedia